FREMONT, Calif. - Penguin Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENG) announced Monday that David Heard, President of Network Infrastructure at Nokia, has been appointed to its board of directors, effective immediately.
Heard brings over three decades of experience in technology and infrastructure. He has served as President of Network Infrastructure at Nokia (NYSE:NOK) since June 2025, joining Nokia in February 2025 after its acquisition of Infinera Corporation, where he was CEO since June 2017.
"David brings experience scaling complex infrastructure platforms, optical networking technologies, and global operations," said Kash Shaikh, President and CEO of Penguin Solutions.
Prior to Infinera, Heard held leadership roles at JDS Uniphase, BigBand Networks, Somera Communications, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T.












